Chi White Sox (37-27) at Detroit (26-37)

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White Sox streak halted at seven

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox seven-game win streak came to an end Tuesday night in Detroit, by virtue of the Tigers' 6-4 victory at Comerica Park.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Jose Contreras

  • RHP
  • (6-3) 2.76 ERA
White Sox: Contreras has thrown six straight quality starts and is 4-0 in that span. He threw seven strong innings in his last start against Kansas City, surrendering just four hits and one run. His first two starts of the season came against Detroit, and those two games represent a majority of his struggles this year. He's 0-1 against the Tigers this season, having allowed eight earned runs in 11 2/3 innings. He walked seven batters in those two games, though, and his command has significantly improved since, issuing just 10 walks in his last six starts combined.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 64-47 4.41 912.2 327 673 .253
Season 6-3 2.76 81.2 21 50 .215
June 1-0 1.29 7.0 2 3 .160
Vs. Detroit 0-1 6.17 11.2 7 4 .340

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/10/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 37 27 .578 - 20-10 17-17
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 26 37 .413 10.5 14-16 12-21
Stats - 06/10/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .259 305 83 299 22 390 3.30 575.1 522 185 442
DET .259 293 62 284 21 378 4.78 555.0 561 270 346
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Tigers trying to make statement vs. Sox

Scott McNeish / MLB.com
The Tigers look for a victory on Tuesday en route to a solid series as they face off against the visiting division-leading White Sox -- a team that beat them 11-0 in the season's first week.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Nate Robertson

  • LHP
  • (3-6) 6.03 ERA
Tigers: Though Robertson has split wins and losses over his last four outings, he owns a 6.00 ERA in that span along with 11 walks over 24 innings as he struggles to find his command. He gave up five runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings at Oakland in his last outing, using up 109 pitches in the process. His only start against the White Sox this year came in the season's first week, when Chicago scored five runs in as many innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 45-61 4.72 904.1 310 618 .276
Season 3-6 6.03 71.2 22 49 .300
June 0-1 7.11 6.1 3 5 .296
Vs. Chi White Sox 0-0 9.00 5.0 2 5 .318

White Sox hitters vs Nate Robertson

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul .500 2 0 0 .291 55 5 13
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .125 8 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .667 3 0 2 .357 28 0 4
Quentin, Carlos .333 3 1 2 .333 12 1 3
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - 1.000 6 0 0
Rios, Alex .333 3 0 1 .263 19 0 2
Teahen, Mark .333 3 0 0 .444 9 0 1
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Tigers hitters vs Jose Contreras

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel .500 4 0 0 .700 10 0 3
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis - - - - .306 36 1 2
Guillen, Carlos .000 3 0 0 .400 40 3 9
Inge, Brandon .500 6 0 1 .229 48 1 5
Kelly, Don - - - - - - - -
Laird, Gerald - - - - - - - -
Larish, Jeff - - - - .500 2 0 1
Ordonez, Magglio .167 6 0 2 .227 44 2 11
Raburn, Ryan - - - - 1.000 2 2 4
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Santiago, Ramon - - - - .250 8 0 1
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete .500 6 0 1 .500 6 0 1
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

Miggy makes it happen (37-27) (27-37)

Tigers 6, White Sox 4

Sox streak ends

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Jim Thome's three hits, including a second-inning homer -- the 520th of his career -- were not enough in the opener vs. the Tigers. Starter Jose Contreras dropped his fourth decision as the White Sox seven-game win streak came to a halt.

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Tigers take opener

Jason Beck / MLB.com
Aided by a three-hit, two-RBI game from Miguel Cabrera and a three-run fifth inning that broke the contest open, starter Nate Robertson won his fourth game as the Tigers took the first of three against the White Sox at Comerica Park.
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Tigers 6, White Sox 4

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5010004.261
Pierzynski, C3121010.300
Quentin, LF4020000.283
Konerko, 1B4010012.217
Thome, DH4231011.221
Dye, RF4000003.293
Swisher, CF3010120.228
Crede, 3B3000101.284
Ramirez, 2B3121102.300
Totals3341233513 

BATTING
2B: Quentin (11, Robertson), Swisher (9, Robertson), Pierzynski (17, Dolsi).
HR: Thome (13, 2nd inning off Robertson, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Cabrera; Pierzynski 3; Quentin 3; Konerko; Thome 6; Swisher 2; Ramirez 2.
RBI: Thome (33), Pierzynski (24), Ramirez (17).
2-out RBI: Pierzynski.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko; Cabrera; Dye.
S: Pierzynski.
GIDP: Crede.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ramirez (3, 2nd base off Robertson/Rodriguez, I).
CS: Ramirez (2, 2nd base by Robertson/Rodriguez, I), Cabrera (2, 3rd base by Robertson/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Swisher (4, fielding).
Outfield assists: Swisher (Clevlen at 2nd base).
 
DetroitABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Granderson, CF5110001.235
Polanco, 2B4230000.297
Guillen, 3B-1B3010001.300
Ordonez, RF4011002.314
Cabrera, M, 1B4132011.278
  Inge, 3B0000000.223
Larish, DH3011112.160
Renteria, SS4000023.262
Rodriguez, I, C4120003.250
Clevlen, LF4121011.250
Totals3561451514 

BATTING
2B: Cabrera, M (15, Contreras), Rodriguez, I (14, Contreras).
TB: Granderson; Polanco 3; Guillen; Ordonez; Cabrera, M 4; Larish; Rodriguez, I 3; Clevlen 2.
RBI: Larish (4), Cabrera, M 2 (38), Clevlen (1), Ordonez (39).
2-out RBI: Cabrera, M 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I 2; Larish; Granderson.
S: Guillen.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rodriguez, I (4, 2nd base off Dotel/Pierzynski).
CS: Guillen (2, 3rd base by Dotel/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Ordonez (Pierzynski at 2nd base), Clevlen (Quentin at home).
DP: (Renteria-Polanco-Guillen).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Contreras (L, 6-4)6.013661103.18
Dotel 1.21000402.70
Logan 0.10000001.93
 
DetroitIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Robertson (W, 4-6)6.18332415.88
Dolsi (H, 3)1.23110102.51
Jones, T (S, 11)1.01001004.24

Contreras pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP: Dolsi.
Balk: Dolsi.
Pitches-strikes: Contreras 98-67, Dotel 17-14, Logan 5-2, Robertson 87-53, Dolsi 23-14, Jones, T 17-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Contreras 8-8, Dotel 0-0, Logan 0-1, Robertson 6-6, Dolsi 1-2, Jones, T 2-1.
Batters faced: Contreras 31, Dotel 5, Logan 1, Robertson 26, Dolsi 7, Jones, T 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Dotel 2-0, Logan 1-0, Dolsi 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Ed Montague. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Chris Tiller.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:34.
Att: 38,295.
June 10, 2008

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